Today we worked with Global Peace Initiative, an organization that tackles hunger and agricultural sustanability in Indeianapolis and the surrounding area. The founder of Gloabal Peace Initiative, Linda Proffitt, has spent the last five years building the organization from the ground up. Coincidentally, That is where we started as well. Today we worked at the Marion Fair Grounds raking, shoveling and moving compost and soil. Here, Linda's organization produces all-natural, fertile soil that is used to grow food for the hungry. But it doesn't stop there. Global Peace Initiative also gives people the skills to grow their own food and be self-sustaining.
Though our tasks seemed to have no direct impact on the community, the work we did today will allow Global Peace Initiative to help many. Working with Linda is a truly rewarding experience. She exudes her passion, and her passion is helping people. How much she cares for the community is echoed in everything she says and does. You can't help but want to further her cause. More than her community service efforts, she has imparted us with so much wisdom. Most of all, I will take away that it is good to help people for a day, but it is better to help people help themselves for a lifetime.
Ellen Herbig
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